The Sentences

Announcements and notices may follow here, If there is a collection, the Priest may introduce it with one of the following sentences:

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most High. (Psalm 50:14)

Ascribe to the Lord the honour due his Name; bring offerings and come into his courts. (Psalm 96:8)

Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 5:2)

I beseech you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. (Romans 12:1)

All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own do we give thee. (I Chronicles 29:14)

Give alms of thy goods, and do not turn thy face away from any poor man; and then the face of God shall not be turned away from you. (Tobit 4:7)

Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12)

Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive". (Cf. Acts 20:35)

While we have time, let us do good to all men, and especially unto them that are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10)

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God (Hebrews 13:16)

If any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him. (I John 3:17)

Or this bidding:

Let us with gladness present the offerings and oblations of our life and labour unto the Lord.